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We describe #HBV infection in #Uganda, to determine #treatment eligibility. #Liver assessment by #fibroscan important to determine who should be treated.
Some drug resistance motifs seen in the context of #HIV.
@who.int @crick.ac.uk @ndm.ox.ac.uk #LSHTM #UVRI #MedSky
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doi.org/10.1016/j.ji...

#GVN Statement: First confirmed Marburg virus outbreak in Ethiopia. Prof. Salim S. Abdool Karim (#CAPRISA & #AfricaCDC): The detection is "a stark reminder of how quickly viral threats can emerge.”

Read: https://ow.ly/L1Lw50XyfcY

📸 UTMB Health

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | #UVRI

Thanks to brilliant partners in #HBV research...
in S. Africa @suhealthsci.bsky.social @tongaimaponga.bsky.social
in Kenya #KWTRP @lou-downs.bsky.social
in Uganda #UVRI
with pan-Africa data collected by #HEPSANET
&UK data collected by @nihr.bsky.social Health Informatics Collaborative @ox.ac.uk

It’s #WorldHepatitisDay!
We work all through the year with amazing international and interdisciplinary partners to improve awareness, advocacy, training and access to interventions.
Thanks to an amazing team!
@crick.ac.uk @ahri-news.bsky.social @cnwl.nhs.uk #KWTRP #UVRI #NoHep #HBV
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ELASTOGRAPHY AND CAP ASSESSMENT FOR LIVER DISEASE: Training events and feedback representing clinical research programmes in South Africa, Uganda and Kenya Here we describe the FibroScan training events conducted at the Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) in Somkhele, South Africa, at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) in Kilifi, Ken...

This project in #Uganda #Kenya & #SouthAfrica also highlights #liverhealth evaluation with #ultrasound. Big #equity concerns as such tools are key to clinical care but not available in many settings.
#fibroscan #echosens #hepatitis #HBV #KWTRP #UVRI @ahri-news.bsky.social
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Our work in #Uganda to describe and understand #HBV infection… from #genomics to #publichealth interventions. Showcasing the need for #vaccine and #treatment.

@ndm.ox.ac.uk @crick.ac.uk @who.int @altcdc.altgov.info
#UVRI
#Hepatitis #NoHep #HepSky #MedSky #GlobalHealth 🧪🇺🇬🌍🦠

Poster showing a report of training events and feedback for elastography and CAP assessment in South Africa, Uganda and Kenya.

Poster describing our training and use of #Fibroscan to collect #elastography and other data on liver health, including #MASLD and #HBV, by Motswedi Anderson @ahri-news.bsky.social, working through partnerships in Uganda #UVRI, and Kenya #KWTRP with @lou-downs.bsky.social
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